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CVE-2016-6059· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processi

IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.

HighCVSS 8.1 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Feb 1, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.5% · 74th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibminfosphere datastage
ibminfosphere information server
ibminfosphere information server on cloud

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm infosphere datastage11.3
  • ibm infosphere datastage11.3.1
  • ibm infosphere datastage11.5
  • ibm infosphere information server11.3
  • ibm infosphere information server11.3.1
  • ibm infosphere information server11.5
  • ibm infosphere information server on cloud11.5

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • IBM Corporation InfoSphere Information Server

    • 8.1, 8.5, 8.0, 8.5.0.1, 8.7, 9.1, 8.0.1, 10.0, 11.3, 10, 11.3.0.0, 11.3.1.0 … (+1)affected

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-1900IBM InfoSphere DataStage 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, and 11.3 through 11.3.1.2 on UNIX allows local users to write to executable files, and conseque
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2011-3124IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.5 and 8.5.0.1 on Unix and Linux, as used in IBM InfoSphere DataStage 8.5 and 8.5.0.1 and other products,
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2011-3123IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.5 and 8.5.0.1 on Unix and Linux, as used in IBM InfoSphere DataStage 8.5 and 8.5.0.1 and other products,
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2012-0701The client applications in the DataStage Administrator client in InfoSphere DataStage in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5 before F
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2016-9000IBM InfoSphere DataStage is vulnerable to cross-frame scripting, caused by insufficient HTML iframe protection.
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2016-8999IBM InfoSphere Information Server contains a Path-relative stylesheet import vulnerability that allows attackers to render a page in quirks
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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